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this chapter to the contrary, the amount of the surcharge shall not change except by amendment of this section. This section shall expire on, and be of no further force or effect after December 31, 2092 2007. (b) The city council may, by resolution, establish a program whereby particular residential properties or residential apartments, licensed pursuant to this chapter, may be certified as having met standards of excellence in property maintenance. In such event, the executive director of the planning and building agency shall be responsible for the implementation of that program. Owners of property certified pursuant to that program shall be exempt from the payment of the surcharge specified in subsection (a) of this section for the three (3) tax years next succeeding the time of such certification. The executive director of the planning and building agency shall provide the executive director of the finance and management services agency with listings of licensed properties certified under this program, which shall be periodically updated to reflect changes. The city council may provide for such financial limitations on the exemptions to be granted from the surcharge as the city council deems appropriate. Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations there under appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this day of 2007. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor Ordinance No. NS-_ Page 5 of 6 75A-10